"People must always have roots. Buildings in the sky may seem prosperous and beautiful, but in fact they cannot withstand any blow."
There is not much that Bao Yugang can say but can do. This is also his final warning to Zheng Yaoyang.
You can do whatever you want abroad, but don't extend your hands to Xiangjiang, or even to cities on the mainland.
He is a witness to history, witnessing how a huge ancient civilization went from being shattered by mountains and rivers and struggling step by step to the initial stability and prosperity it has today.
In fact, at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Xiangjiang could have been directly taken back. However, the leaders at that time did not do so. Instead, they sought international status and gave up temporary pleasure.
Facts now prove how wise the decision made at that time was. Peaceful transition is rare and rare in ancient and modern times.
Bao Yugang has met the current leader of the Mainland many times, and they have also talked to him many times. His skills and strategies are no worse than that of that leader.
Zheng Yaoyang was too young, and Bao Yugang was worried about him. He was too young to be ambitious and made wrong choices in a hurry.
"I know grandpa."
Zheng Yaoyang was silent for a long time, just as his grandfather guessed. His behavior was indeed a bit excessive, at least from the current perspective. Who would have thought that the huge federation would be destroyed by internal affairs.
"You better really know."
Grandpa didn't want to say more, so he called the housekeeper Zhao Tian and asked him to inform Zheng Yaoyang about the specific situation of the mercenaries.
Facing this most beloved and most promising grandson, as an elder, we can only give in again and again.
Zhao Tian heard this and told Zheng Yaoyang about the situation. There were not many of them, including the people sent there by Watanabe Yoshinori, there were only more than 400 people in total.
But everyone was armed to the teeth, and secretly purchased a few cruisers from Ermao and converted them into merchant ships.
The overall strength is stronger than Zheng Yaoyang imagined. Not to mention dealing with poor pirates, even ordinary small coastal countries can make them suffer.
In the end, my grandpa couldn't help but warn, don't use the boundaries of East Asia if you can. It's okay to intimidate and protect yourself, but once it is used first, its nature will change.
Zheng Yaoyang patted his chest and said that they would never use force. This time they just gathered a few people to accompany Ma Yun.
His small body, carrying a lot of goods, no one to protect him, is different from the fat meat delivered to his door.
"Okay, don't make any promises. I don't understand your character yet? Should I take action?"
Grandpa glared and said angrily that his family's fortune had been emptied and he really couldn't do much to help him in the future.
Zheng Yaoyang smiled and stopped talking nonsense that sounded correct.
Next, we waited in Xiangjiang for a few days, during which time Zheng Yaoyang attended the weddings of Wu Quanzong and Xu Jingheng.
The former's wedding was lively and lively, and everyone was in high spirits. Only the second aunt was unhappy, but there was nothing she could do about it. While grandpa was still alive, he was the absolute authority.
We can only place our hope on Wu Hanwen, who has just learned to crawl, and hope that he will not be as ignorant as his father.
The latter Xu He's wedding revealed a sense of disharmony and disharmony from beginning to end.
Once upon a time, Zheng Yaoyang and Xu Jingheng were known as the most powerful twins in Hong Kong. Their relationship was extraordinary.
Through inquiries, I learned that as a playboy, Xu Jingheng also had a ray of white moonlight in his heart.
He said that as long as He Laosi lives well, it doesn't matter what happens to him, and marriage is just a formality.
After marriage, everyone can play their own way without interfering with each other.
Xu Jingheng was carefree and spoke freely, but at the end he added that if He Laosi wanted to have a child, he would be very willing to help.
In one sentence, he explained his status among the two of them.
Judging from the subsequent marriage situation of the two of them.
It can only be said that the man has feelings, but the concubine has no intentions.
It was early April. On this day, Zhao Tian found Zheng Yaoyang and introduced his adopted son Zhao Wenle.
He was in his thirties, and seemed to be used to seeing life and death, so he had a very dull expression, but there was a hint of discordant severity in his eyes.
He was adopted by Zhao Tian since he was a child, and went to the Middle East when he was eighteen years old. He has been licking blood for these years.
Zheng Yaoyang knew very well that for desperadoes, it would be useless to just use force to suppress others. It was best to let him have something to look forward to.
So after thinking about it, I established a security company in Xiangjiang in his name to give him a chance to have a stable life.
He and his brothers were also given a guarantee that they would be able to retire at the age of forty and come to Hong Kong to return to a normal life.
"Thank you, young master!"
Zhao Wenle's face turned red with excitement, but he couldn't speak, so he had to kneel down on one knee, put his palms on his chest, and express his attitude with actions.
Zheng Yaoyang showed a satisfied smile and called Ma Yun to introduce them. At the same time, he said that there was no need to bring too many people on this trip for the time being, and a few people would go over to explore the way first.
Early the next morning, Ma Yun went to the mainland with Zhao Wenle and several accompanying comrades.
Ma Yun has a huge sum of US$500,000, and he plans to buy several carriages of daily necessities in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
Starting from Vladivostok, we do business along the way and learn about the market conditions in various places until we reach the final destination of Mokos.
The whole journey is expected to take half a month. When he comes back, he will go to Malay to collect goods and make another trip.
Relying on his father's connections, he purchased supplies in Xianzhou and surrounding cities very smoothly.
During this period, Ma Yun also visited her alma mater and quit her job as a university teacher.
Maybe in the future, he may miss the ordinary life at this time, but at least not now.
Ever since he saw the colorful world outside, it was really hard for him to accept the mediocre life with a monthly salary of just over 80 yuan.
On April 10, there were eight carriages of goods, mostly rice, flour, grain, oil, and products from the textile industry.
Before that, Ma Yun learned from people who had been there. The most scarce thing there was food, followed by clothing.
The drawbacks of the nationwide effort to develop heavy industry have resulted in a top-heavy domestic production system, with no one producing even the simplest light industrial products.
In the past, they could rely on oil exports to earn huge amounts of foreign exchange, purchase grain and light industrial products from various countries, and even spend money in small Latin American countries to expand their influence.
However, since 1981, the price of oil has been falling, from a peak of US$39 per barrel to US$11.5 per barrel, and the country's finances have long been unable to support it.
Rome was not built in a day, and the development of this powerful country into what it is today did not happen overnight.
Vladivostok-Moscow passes through 8 stations, spanning the Eurasian continent, with a total length of 9,288 kilometers. It is also one of the longest railways in the world.
Through this railway, we can also see how powerful the Federation is to build such a railway.
Not long after, the train loaded with goods set off, carrying Ma Yun's dream at the same time.
There were still eight hours before the next stop, so Ma Yun took the time to learn some simple Russian.
Although he is an English teacher, he knows everything about Russian but knows nothing about it.
Almost no people in the Federation know English, and even among students in the highest universities, very few people learn English.
On the one hand, they are self-proud and disdainful of learning other countries’ languages.
On the other hand, as the two countries are in a cold war, learning English is a heresy, and it can easily be mistaken for wanting to learn English.
The general environment is like this. If they want to do business here and not be deceived, they still need to learn Russian well.
A few hours later, Ma Yun was lying on the table with her tongue hanging out.
Russian spelling is very simple, but the most difficult thing to learn is grammar and vibrato. If one sound is wrong, the meaning to be expressed may be completely different.
He suddenly discovered that a few hours after getting on the bus, Zhao Wenle and his comrades did not move at all.
In order to bring everyone closer together, Ma Yun brewed a few bowls of instant noodles and asked with a smile: "Brother Zhao, what did you do every day when you were studying overseas?"
"train."
Zhao Wenle was serious about his words and cherished his words like gold.
Ma Yun asked again: "What about outside of training?"
Zhao Wenle glanced at him calmly and said coldly: "You probably don't want to know."
Ma Yun smiled and did not dare to say a word.
Zheng Yaoyang said that Zhao Wenle's duty was to protect his safety. At first, he thought he was an ordinary security guard and didn't take it too seriously.
I just murmured in my heart that he was quite strong, but not tall enough. He averaged over 1.7 meters and was not intimidating enough.
Until they passed the border security check and entered the train station.
Zhao Wenle just left for a while and came back with a sack of metal accessories.
The finished product is expertly assembled and tied to various parts of the body. Each person has at least four weapons, which are not considered cold weapons.
Ma Yun was also assigned a small and mini pistol. Zhao Wenle said that he could put it on his body for self-defense.
It was then that he realized what Zheng Yaoyang meant when he said returning from overseas study.
This is a group of ruthless people, so preconceived that Ma Yun can smell blood on them.
Although, Ma Yun feels full of security. Now he has no worries and he can do business better.